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A cut-throat film about the cut-throat property market. Thirty-something Cheng Lai-Sheung sells home loans by phone during the day and works as a sales assistant in the evenings, in the hope of one day being able to buy her dream home in Hong Kong s Victoria Harbour. However, when she finally has enough money for the deposit, the owners decide to raise the price. Armed with only household DIY equipment and construction tools, and with ever more imaginative ways to use them, she sets about ensuring that she acquires the property by any means necessary.
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: Chinese ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), English ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Booklet, Cast/Crew Interview(s), Interactive Menu, Photo Gallery, Scene Access, Trailer(s), SYNOPSIS: How far would you go to keep your dream home? Friday the 13th meets Location, Location, Location in a blood-soaked slasher doubling as a satire on the current housing and banking crises. Cheng Lai-sheung is an upwardly mobile professional happily working two jobs, finally ready to invest in her first home. But when the deal falls through on her luxury dream home with magnificent sea views of Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour, she takes drastic action to keep her dream alive. Even if that means ensuring her would-be neighbors are dead. Stunning gross-out gore effects created by Andrew Lin will have you squirming and screaming as lead actress/producer Josie Ho's homicidal heroine goes on her spectacular splatter rampage. Dream Home returns Hong Kong Cinema to a level of gratuitous violence not seen since the glory days of Riki-oh! and The Untold Story, and is the strongest Asian horror for ages. ...Dream Home ( Wai dor lei ah yut ho ) ( Hayalimdeki ev (Weiduoliya yi hao) )
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Every now and then a spectacularly nasty slasher creeps in the back door and takes us all by surprise. Ho-Cheung Pang's 'Dream Home' is one such creeper and without doubt a horror film for our recession-ridden, property market depressed times. Combine those two hot issues with Pang's obvious love of the horror/slasher/video nasty trivector and you have one of the most gob-smacking, stomach churning screamers of recent years.
With a cunningly contrived back story that almost has you rooting for totally bonkers leading lady Josie Ho (she does to noisy neighbours what you and I can only dream of), the film plays out in the form of Ho's present day high-rise mega-massacre, punctuated by sundry flashbacks that give us all the meaty motivation info we need to get exactly why she decides to arm herself with tools, tie-ups and-uh-vacuum bags. Pang clearly sees no reason why anything should be left to the imagination and every hack, slash, stab, shoot, strangle set-piece is lavishly staged to max out the gross and gore potential. You'll never look at bed slats in the same way again!
With a cunningly contrived back story that almost has you rooting for totally bonkers leading lady Josie Ho (she does to noisy neighbours what you and I can only dream of), the film plays out in the form of Ho's present day high-rise mega-massacre, punctuated by sundry flashbacks that give us all the meaty motivation info we need to get exactly why she decides to arm herself with tools, tie-ups and-uh-vacuum bags. Pang clearly sees no reason why anything should be left to the imagination and every hack, slash, stab, shoot, strangle set-piece is lavishly staged to max out the gross and gore potential. You'll never look at bed slats in the same way again!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Wouldn't it be nice to have a really good apartment? An apartment you always dreamed of? Of course not many of us could really afford our dream home, now could we, so what could we do about it? Other than work night and day (and the other way around) to really get enough money for it? Is there anything we can do? According to the movie there is. But then again, you might not want to try that at your future home. You could call this a social parody I guess and it is very well done. A very wicked sense of humor along with some great gore effects and good acting makes this a definite film to watch for Asian horror fans. Opening with the wise words `In a crazy city if one is to survive he's got to be more crazy' the mad metropolis mentioned is Hong Kong, where Cheng Lai-sheung (Josie Ho) is desperate to buy a flat in the famed Victoria Harbor - a brand new apartment costing much more than she could afford. A hard-working bank employee who spends her days pushing credit cards to customers, she is already in debt and spends her nights at a second job. Her life has always been one of pain and strife growing up in poverty opposite the block she is now so desperate to live in. Pushed to the edge by family and personal problems she decides to take matters into her own hands, breaking into the block to wreak a bloody havoc on the people who have what she wants - painting the walls with their blood on a brutal night of revenge against the system which has kept her from her dream home.
Working brilliantly as both a cutting comment on modern-day society and a shocking slasher film director Pang Ho-Cheung, who also produced and co-wrote the film, came up with the idea one day when discussing with his friends what unspeakable illegal things you would have to do to afford a flat in the Hong Kong's high price housing market. Wonderfully constructed and stylishly shot, the film flips between Cheng Lai-sheung's real time rampage and a detailed exploration of her childhood and past which builds to reveal the psychology of her murderous mind set. Detailing the deceitful and deprived urban sprawl the characters live in, we witness a depressing dark world where no one seems happy. Men cheat on their wives, wives moan about their men and aspiration and desperation walk hand in hand towards a bleak future of broken dreams. Striking a cord universally in the developed world (even more-so in the current financial climate) the films harsh and unflinching exploration into the ugly side of society and human nature is more than matched by the horrific killings which push the boundaries of blood and gore to the very edge. Especially the murder of a pregnant woman, realised using brilliant special effects and make up. This movie decisively proves Ho-Cheung is definitely a horror director to watch but probably not one to share a flat with....
Working brilliantly as both a cutting comment on modern-day society and a shocking slasher film director Pang Ho-Cheung, who also produced and co-wrote the film, came up with the idea one day when discussing with his friends what unspeakable illegal things you would have to do to afford a flat in the Hong Kong's high price housing market. Wonderfully constructed and stylishly shot, the film flips between Cheng Lai-sheung's real time rampage and a detailed exploration of her childhood and past which builds to reveal the psychology of her murderous mind set. Detailing the deceitful and deprived urban sprawl the characters live in, we witness a depressing dark world where no one seems happy. Men cheat on their wives, wives moan about their men and aspiration and desperation walk hand in hand towards a bleak future of broken dreams. Striking a cord universally in the developed world (even more-so in the current financial climate) the films harsh and unflinching exploration into the ugly side of society and human nature is more than matched by the horrific killings which push the boundaries of blood and gore to the very edge. Especially the murder of a pregnant woman, realised using brilliant special effects and make up. This movie decisively proves Ho-Cheung is definitely a horror director to watch but probably not one to share a flat with....
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This one really caught me off guard! 'Dream Home' is as gory and violent as it arguabley gets; but for a reason.
Accompanying the DVD (if purchasing new) are some very interesting 'viewing notes', which explain the political backdrop and rebellious motivations of Josie Ho and co for making this film, which is so utterly 'out there', it leaves you completely speechless.
In addition there is an interview with Josie Ho (as a DVD extra) where she (with tongue firmly in cheek) again explains why the production team just 'went for it' hook, line a sinker as a protest to some pretty draconian restrictions imposed by the Chinese government. Interesting stuff...an boy does 'Dream Home' make a two-fingered statement!
On to the film. Very interesting and well made, 'Dream Home' is pretty uncomplicated, but at the same time has strong 'messages', as revealed through clever flashbacks to the main character's childhood and her relationship with her father. It also reveals the alleged superficiality and arrogance of some of Hong Kong's elite. Come to think of it, 'Dream Home' is a political rebellion tour-de-force!
Putting all this aside, the sub-plots and political statements will come and go. The violence, hatred, jaw-droppingly ruthless death scenes and gore masterclass will not. I can't quickly recall such a violent and graphic film; for me this isn't an issue, knowing now why the makers did it (see above). That said, have a good think and brace yourself for some truly horrific stuff.
'Dream Home' bravely pushes every boundary there is, against persumably a torrent of critisim in China. This is a big, bold, punk rock style, 'don't give a damn' film that you might love or you might hate.
For me, it's a belter....but be warned!
AJM
Accompanying the DVD (if purchasing new) are some very interesting 'viewing notes', which explain the political backdrop and rebellious motivations of Josie Ho and co for making this film, which is so utterly 'out there', it leaves you completely speechless.
In addition there is an interview with Josie Ho (as a DVD extra) where she (with tongue firmly in cheek) again explains why the production team just 'went for it' hook, line a sinker as a protest to some pretty draconian restrictions imposed by the Chinese government. Interesting stuff...an boy does 'Dream Home' make a two-fingered statement!
On to the film. Very interesting and well made, 'Dream Home' is pretty uncomplicated, but at the same time has strong 'messages', as revealed through clever flashbacks to the main character's childhood and her relationship with her father. It also reveals the alleged superficiality and arrogance of some of Hong Kong's elite. Come to think of it, 'Dream Home' is a political rebellion tour-de-force!
Putting all this aside, the sub-plots and political statements will come and go. The violence, hatred, jaw-droppingly ruthless death scenes and gore masterclass will not. I can't quickly recall such a violent and graphic film; for me this isn't an issue, knowing now why the makers did it (see above). That said, have a good think and brace yourself for some truly horrific stuff.
'Dream Home' bravely pushes every boundary there is, against persumably a torrent of critisim in China. This is a big, bold, punk rock style, 'don't give a damn' film that you might love or you might hate.
For me, it's a belter....but be warned!
AJM
Most Recent Customer Reviews
"..MASTERPIECE.."
This is one of the best films of the year hands down!! And certainly one of the most awesome Asian films ever made! Read more
Published 27 days ago by S. Drury
Great Grisly Gory film with a message
Uber violent and shockin but this film is no brainless horror it has something to say about the way countries treat it's people. Read more
Published 1 month ago by DANFLAN
cat 3 lives on , best chinese film since Bunman.
I resisted buying this film for a long while [it had been on my wish list since it's release], as the films description made it sound like standard far eastern horror [and it is... Read more
Published 2 months ago by tim.62
The perfect flat, with a Killer view
Cheng Lai-Sheung works two jobs, in a call center during the day and as a sales assistant during the evening. Read more
Published 3 months ago by marky77
Grisly home invasion horror adds something new to the slasher genre
I remember the days of Blame It On The Bellboy [DVD] [1992] when all Patsy Kensit's character had to resort to for her dream to be realised was sleep with a big fat sweaty man in a... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Philoctetes
PROPERTY LADDER
Original story line about a girls obsession of owning her dream home. Although so really expensive and out of reach, how could we ever afford the mortgage payments? Read more
Published 8 months ago by MICHELE GOODWIN
DREAM HOME get's a DREAM RELEASE in the U.K.
It's very strange that DREAM HOME got his true full uncut release in the U.K.,
it's even longer than the chinese version. Read more
it's even longer than the chinese version. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Bartel der Faniel Dranz
excellent
very good black comedy/slasher film with loads of gore and violence very funny and satirical as well definatly worth watching and much more original than any recent american horror
Published 13 months ago by byekitty
Wrong picture format/ aspect ratio
As it seems to be increasingly the case (check Dream Home, My Soul to take) Dream Home is also presented in the wrong aspect ratio (1.78 instead 2.35). Read more
Published 13 months ago by DrChannard
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